Mississippi Code
Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person
§ 97-3-53. Kidnapping; punishment

Any person who, without lawful authority and with or without intent to secretly confine, shall forcibly seize and confine any other person, or shall inveigle or kidnap any other person with intent to cause such person to be confined or imprisoned against his or her will, or without lawful authority shall forcibly seize, inveigle or kidnap any vulnerable person as defined in Section 43-47-5 or any child under the age of sixteen (16) years against the will of the parents or guardian or person having the lawful custody of the child, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned for life in the custody of the Department of Corrections if the punishment is so fixed by the jury in its verdict. If the jury fails to agree on fixing the penalty at imprisonment for life, the court shall fix the penalty at not less than one (1) year nor more than thirty (30) years in the custody of the Department of Corrections.
This section shall not be held to repeal, modify or amend any other criminal statute of this state.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 97 - Crimes

Chapter 3 - Crimes Against the Person

§ 97-3-1. Abduction for purposes of marriage

§ 97-3-3. Abortion; causing abortion or miscarriage

§ 97-3-5. Abortion; advertisement, sale or gift of drugs or instruments

§ 97-3-7. Simple assault; aggravated assault; simple domestic violence; simple domestic violence third; aggravated domestic violence; aggravated domestic violence third

§ 97-3-13. False confinement; sending sane person to psychiatric hospital or institution

§ 97-3-17. Homicide; excusable homicide

§ 97-3-23. Homicide; death following duels fought out of state

§ 97-3-27. Homicide; killing while committing felony

§ 97-3-29. Homicide; killing while committing a misdemeanor

§ 97-3-31. Homicide; killing unnecessarily, while resisting effort of slain to commit felony or do unlawful act

§ 97-3-33. Killing trespasser involuntarily

§ 97-3-35. Homicide; killing without malice in the heat of passion

§ 97-3-39. Homicide; drunken doctor, etc., unintentionally causing death

§ 97-3-41. Homicide; overloading boat

§ 97-3-43. Homicide; ignorant or negligent management of steamboat or railroad engine

§ 97-3-45. Homicide; owner of dangerous animal

§ 97-3-47. Homicide; all other killings

§ 97-3-49. Suicide; aiding

§ 97-3-53. Kidnapping; punishment

§ 97-3-54. Human Trafficking Act; short title

§ 97-3-54.2. Human Trafficking Act; destruction, concealment, or confiscation of passport or other immigration document for purpose of preventing person's freedom of movement or ability to travel; penalties

§ 97-3-54.3. Human Trafficking Act; aiding, abetting, or conspiring to violate human trafficking provisions

§ 97-3-54.4. Human Trafficking Act; definitions

§ 97-3-54.5. Human Trafficking Act; use of undercover operative in detection of offense permitted

§ 97-3-55. Libel; penalty

§ 97-3-57. Libel; truth as defense

§ 97-3-59. Mayhem

§ 97-3-61. Poisoning with intent to kill or injure

§ 97-3-63. Poisoning with intent to kill; where death does not ensue

§ 97-3-69. Rape; "chaste character" presumed; uncorroborated testimony of victim insufficient

§ 97-3-71. Rape; assault with intent to ravish

§ 97-3-73. Robbery; definition

§ 97-3-75. Robbery; penalty

§ 97-3-77. Robbery; threat to injure person or relative at another time

§ 97-3-79. Robbery; use of deadly weapon

§ 97-3-81. Robbery; threatening letter demanding money, property

§ 97-3-83. Robbery; bonds, bills, notes, etc., cotton receipts and railroad tickets

§ 97-3-85. Threats and intimidation; by letter or notice

§ 97-3-87. Threats and intimidation; whitecapping

§ 97-3-89. Timber, trees and saw logs; tampering with to injure or harass the owner prohibited

§ 97-3-91. Timber, trees and saw logs; penalty for tampering when injury occurs

§ 97-3-93. Timber, trees and saw logs; penalty for tampering when death results

§ 97-3-97. Sexual battery; definitions

§ 97-3-99. Sexual battery; defense

§ 97-3-103. Sexual battery; relationship with other criminal statutes

§ 97-3-113. Mississippi Carjacking Act; short title

§ 97-3-115. Mississippi Carjacking Act; definitions